The Honorable Reaction from Turkey

Hat tip to In DC Journal. There have been riots across the Middle East the past few days over the 'Cartoon Crisis'. But as Jim Geraghty of NRO points out, not all Muslim nations are reacting inappropriately. Turkey, a 99.8% Muslim country, has reacted calmly and appropriately, while Syria, a 90% Muslim country, reacted with riots and the burning of the Danish Embassy.

So if religion alone is not the catalyst, what is? In DC Journal argues its a lack of representative democracy. Something worth thinking about...